Policy experts and members of the public and private sectors converged at the recent Nigerian e-government summit 2025 in Lagos and charted a roadmap for building a safe, resilient and citizen-centred digital ecosystem.
 
Themed: ‘Public Private Partnership PPP for effective e-Government Service Delivery’, they reiterated the need for collaboration between the government and the organised private sector.
 
Convened by the Executive Chairman of DigiServe Network Services, Lanre Ajayi, the participants identified four key pillars: digital identity, cybersecurity, data protection and broadband connectivity.
 
Ajayi said:  “We have showcased transformative e-government pilot projects that have improved service timelines, reduced costs, and increased satisfaction. This platform has connected federal, state, and local governments with private innovators, producing actionable reforms in procurement, policy, and data governance e sector.”
 
Other notable dignitaries at the event include, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Executive Vice Chairman Nigerian Communications  Commission (NCC) Aminu Maida; Director General/ CEO of the National information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Kashifu Abdullahi; Director General/ CEO National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Bisoye Coker-Odusote.
  
Sanwo-Olu was represented by Lagos State Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology, Olatunbosun Alake; Coker-Odosote was represented by Deputy Director and Head of Data Centre Infrastructure  , Aliyu Gunmi; Abdullahi was represented by Head of Innovation and digital inclusion, South West Zonal office of NITDA, Falilat Jimoh; Maida was represented by NCC Zonal Controller, Lagos, Tunji Jimoh.
  
Sanwo-Olu said PPP is important for sustainable development. To him, ‘laws and regulations must be enhanced for better participation. There must be a provision for better infrastructure. In Lagos, our metro fibre system is a PPP initiative that has driven connectivity to areas like Alimosho and Ikorodu.’
  
On her part, Coker-Odusote noted: ‘The journey to a fully realised e-government collective is built on the foundation of trusted digital identity powered by continuous innovation and sustained unwavering collaboration. NIMC is fully committed to being a reliable partner in this journey. We are here to provide the foundation identity layer that will make every e-government initiative not just possible, but powerful, secure, and transformative to every Nigerian.”
 
Abdullahi, on his part, said in today’s rapidly evolving landscape, strategic PPP is important. He added that civil societies and academia must also be mainstreamed.  He identified challenges like power instability and the high cost of data.
   
Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) Vincent Olatunji, disclosed without privacy, ‘we cannot achieve efficient e-government services.”